Quote Originally Posted by van_garret2000 View Post
I am thinking of getting into roach feeders but have no experience using them yet. Do you have to buy a starter colony if you wanna breed them? Could you just buy so feeder and start breeding them? Does the colony just start the breeding faster or is there a better reason why you need one to start? Anyone know of a good breeding info site on them?
You can do either. If buying feeders, just get large nymphs or be sure to get a male and females. Males are the only ones who have wings, and adult females have the tiny vestigial wing nubs. Starter colonies will usually have adult females and a few males along with some nymphs.

They do like the warmth! They won't breed/breed very very slowly at temps under 80. So anywhere warm and dark will be perfect.
They also don't have a smell like crickets, and even the Blaberus roaches (Discoidalis and Fusca) have a slight smell themselves, but Blaptica Dubia does not.